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In my area right now the only way I’d have to worry about water or mud is if I turn the waterhose onto the dustbowl that was once my semi-green…

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How Do I Protect My RC Electronics From Water and Mud?

New for the XB808, Xray have released 2 different versions of adjustable left & right M5 steering turnbuckles. Manufactured from strong, lightweight 7075 T6 aluminium, they sport precision threading for fine toe adjustment. Available in 58mm and 64mm, they are for serious racers who are conscious of weight savings, in this case 50% lighter.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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Xray XB808 Adjustable Alu turnbuckles

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A good news to the RC Heli pilot and Align’s owner, numbers of Align parts for Trex 450 PRO and Trex 500 series were already arrived rcMart’s stock. Don’t worry if you don’t have a RC Helicopter because the Align Trex 500 ESP Superior Combo and GF Kit Combo is going to [...]

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Align RC T-rex Heli parts in-stock now @ rcMart – New Arrival

The 2nd African Cup GP On Road event took place recently and combined with it the IFMAR Pre Worlds Large scale discipline. The event saw 2 Australian drivers make the trip over to the race, which created a lot more excitement for the 1/8th discipline on it’s own, as they hadn’t seen foreign drivers competing in a club event since 2002.

1/8th Scale – Steven Jovanovic and Leigh Dytor, headed by Dave Smith from Racing Lines, made the trip all the way from Australia to compete in this event, while everything showed that the competition was going to be tough nobody could have predicted an outcome. Both drivers driving Motonica’s cars with Novarossi engines set a tough pace during practice. Steven TQ’d the event and Leigh was able to get to 5th place with the other top South African’s filling in the other positions. The race had a lot of excitement until Steven’s RX battery pack gave in, allowing Mugen driver Wayne Joelson to take over up front and claim the win.

1/10 Nitro Touring – This class had 20 competitors in which the competition was as good as ever. Mike Wiseman driving a Serpent was the TQ man for the weekend but didn’t have much luck during the Sunday event, with his rival Steve Munslow driving a Mugen taking top honours during the Final race.

Large Scale – In this race, the local talents shone through and the new layout seemed to have worked to the advantage of those drivers. Harm racer Barend Myburg taking first place, with Andries Oosthuizen with the Contrast in 2nd.

Source: TRAP [trap.co.za]

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2nd African Cup GP report

For those looking for better handling from their Slash, AKA have announced the release of their 1:8 wheel adapters for the Traxxas Slash truck that allow you to mount regular buggy wheels to your truck. Made from 7075 aluminum and hard anodized, they are supplied with all the necessary fasteners to mount them and include AKA “SureGrip” 17mm nuts to keep the wheels securely on the hubs. The wheel nuts are made from 7075 aluminium and also feature hard anodizing plus a knurled rear face to grab the plastic of the wheel and stay put. The adapters install in just minutes and require zero modifications to the truck and the stock width and steering radius are kept in tact. Adapters will ship starting the week of August 10th.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

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AKA Slash 1/8th Wheel adaptors